Anker Soundcore Liberty Neo

The Apple AirPods (2019) and Anker Soundcore Liberty Neo make for very strong choices and are great Earphones for their respective $139 and $39 asking prices. Depending on how much you're willing to spend, either of these options will serve you well.

The Apple AirPods (2019) was loved by reviewers at Rtings, a highly trusted source that performs reliable in-depth testing. It did great in its "The 5 Best Wireless Earbuds For iPhone - Spring 2020" roundup where it was named its "Runner Up for Best Wireless Earbuds For iPhone - More Comfortable Alternative", which, in itself, makes it a product worth considering.

As for the Anker Soundcore Liberty Neo, it was really well-received by reviewers at TechGearLab, a reliable source that's known for conducting its own, high-quality, in-depth testing. It performed great in its "The Best True Wireless Earbuds of 2020" roundup and was named its "Best Buy on a Tight Budget", which, on its own, makes it a product that warrants a closer look.

We examined all of the review data that we could find and first took a look at sources that reviewed both of them, like TrustedReviews, and found that they haven't shown a preference for either product.

Then we checked which sources liked these two Earphones best and found that the Apple AirPods (2019) got its highest, 9.6, review score from reviewers at Lifewire, whereas the Anker Soundcore Liberty Neo earned its best score of 8 from TrustedReviews.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review ratings and observed that the Apple AirPods (2019), with its 7.7 average, performed considerably better than most Earphones - the mean score for the product category being 7.3 out of 10 - while the Anker Soundcore Liberty Neo managed an average of 7.0.

There's one caveat here - it might not be entirely justifiable to do a direct Apple AirPods (2019) vs. Anker Soundcore Liberty Neo review average comparison since they aren't priced the same and more expensive products tend to get higher review scores from some sources.